decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to bend down with a round back
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
indispensable; essential; necessary
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
sharing; division; draw; tie
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
moment by moment; hour by hour
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
directly; in person; firsthand
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
lodging in the same place
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
fragment; scrap; piece; shred